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Beth Pinsker: Medicare’s Meena Seshamani answers your questions about open enrollment

During open enrollment, there’s no end to the information seniors need to pick the right plan.

: 1 in 5 new mothers delay or skip needed care in year after giving birth, study finds 

During the riskiest time for maternal deaths, childcare problems and cost concerns keep women from seeking care.

: The doctor lowering drug prices for 1 million patients, with help from Mark Cuban, Sam Altman – and Martin Shkreli 

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: Housing affordability hits a 39-year low. ‘It’s fair to expect prices to weaken,’ expert says.

The monthly principal and interest payment on a median-priced house just surpassed $2,500 for the first time, a new record.

Economic Report: Fed loan-officer survey finds banks continue to tighten loan standards

Banks continued to tighten standards for business loans in the third quarter, according to a survey of loan officers conducted by the Federal Reserve.

The Tell: ‘Stock-market correction is over’ after broad surge amid ‘epic’ market rallies

Last week's 'epic rallies' for stocks and bonds saw rate-sensitive sectors lead the way higher for the S&P 500. That could set the stage for a year-end rally, says Yardeni Research.

Market Extra: Why the S&P 500 ETF’s rare triple ‘gap ups’ isn’t a buy signal

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF's rare triple gap ups have led to weakness in past.

Deep Dive: Five potential takeover targets in the oil industry, following deals by Exxon Mobil and Chevron

This could be a good time for investors to pour money into stocks of companies involved in the production of oil and natural gas. And the best reason for that may have nothing to do with military conflict.

The Tell: Will a stock-market rally follow a peak in bond yields? It depends.

Stock-market bulls hope for a top in Treasury yields. But context matters.

Market Extra: The Fed wanted the bond market’s help in fighting inflation. Is it backfiring?

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The Rental Trap: These Americans could afford a mortgage. But they’re stuck in a cycle of renting.

"Lack of credit access keeps people in a cycle of paying more in rent than they would pay each month for a mortgage on that same home," a Zillow economist says.

: Disney earnings: What to expect when the Magic Kingdom reports

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Robert Iger has his hands full as the media giant preps for its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report Wednesday.
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